tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
than; from; out of; except; but; more
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
shopping; purchased goods
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
looking away; looking aside
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there